F1

Formula One’s governing body believes progress can be made to bring down the cost of engines for struggling smaller teams.
FIA president Jean Todt said he was hopeful something could be agreed when the sport’s strategy group and Formula One...

Alan Baldwin

Marco Mattiacci’s brief reign as Ferrari Formula One principal ended yesterday with the troubled Fiat-owned outfit replacing him with Maurizio Arrivabene, the team’s third boss in nine months.
The Italian joins from sponsor Philip Morris where he...

Alan Baldwin

A tearful Lewis Hamilton joined the elite ranks of double F1 world champions yesterday after a nerve-racking drive to victory in the floodlit season-ending Abu Dhabi GP.
In a race overshadowed by the ever-present spectre of mechanical failure...

Alan Baldwin, Reuters

A tearful Lewis Hamilton joined the elite ranks of double Formula One world champions today after a nerve-racking drive to victory in the floodlit season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
In a race overshadowed by the ever-present spectre of mechanical...

Nico Rosberg kept the pressure on title favourite and Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton after seizing pole position yesterday for the decisive Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix.
The mind games started as soon as the two had locked out the front row...

Ian Parkes, Press Association

Nico Rosberg grabbed a crucial pole position ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the build-up to the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday (2pm).
For the 11th time this season Rosberg again held the upper hand in qualifying over...

Lewis Hamilton claimed an early advantage over Mercedes team-mate and title rival Nico Rosberg yesterday with the fastest lap in practice for F1’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The Briton was quickest in the afternoon and after-dark floodlit...

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It is a case of so far so good for Lewis Hamilton in his attempt to become a two-time Formula One world champion on Sunday.
A top-two finish in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit, regardless of the controversial...

Alan Baldwin

Lewis Hamilton could be only days away from his secondFormula One world title but the Mercedes driver is wary of double trouble in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
British driver Lewis Hamilton leads German team-mate Nico Rosberg by 17 points going into...

Sebastian Vettel looked forward to following in Michael Schumacher’s Formula One footsteps after Ferrari confirmed yesterday that the four times world champion would replace Fernando Alonso next season on a three-year deal.
The long-awaited news,...

Ian Parkes, Press Association

It was a clearly hesitant Lewis Hamilton that shook the outstretched hand of Formula One title rival Nico Rosberg to signal the start of this weekend's countdown towards either championship ecstasy or agony.
Organised by the FIA ahead of the final...

Jules Bianchi (right) is no longer in an artificial coma but remains unconscious and in a critical condition, his family have said.
The 25-year-old Frenchman suffered a diffuse axonal injury to his brain, which involves widespread damage, in a...

Alan Baldwin

Mercedes can hardly wait for Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Formula One title decider to be over so they can tie Lewis Hamilton down to a long-term contract.
The 29-year-old Briton, who can become a double world champion at Yas Marina, has a year remaining on...

Mercedes have won both Formula One titles already, and Red Bull are sure of second place, but Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be a last roll of the dice for some of those behind them.
With an unprecedented double points on offer,...

The Caterham Formula One team have made 230 staff redundant while still planning to race in next weekend’s Abu Dhabi season-ender, an administrator said yesterday.
Finbarr O’Connell told Reuters that the team, who went into administration last...

Ian Parkes

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have both come out fighting ahead of their Formula One world title showdown next weekend.
Ahead of the final race of the campaign in Abu Dhabi, being dubbed ‘The Duel in the Desert’, Hamilton holds a 17-point...

Alan Baldwin

Formula One would rather cater for rich over-70s than chase a younger generation that cannot afford luxury watches and is more interested in social media, according to commercial sup-remo Bernie Ecclestone.
In a wide-ranging interview with...

Alan Baldwin

Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff has played down Red Bull’s threat of an engine development spending war in 2016 by saying the major car manufacturers agree on the need to keep costs down.
Speaking to reporters, the Austrian made clear that...

Alan Baldwin

Jenson Button is hoping that McLaren will not let him go for love nor money.
With Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso expected to join the Formula One team, the focus has been on which of 2009 world champion Button and Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen will...

Nico Rosberg is “100 per cent” convinced he can snatch the Formula One world title from the grasp of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
Rosberg gave himself a fighting chance with a much-needed victory in Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix to end...